Typographical machine.



D. s. KENNEDY, TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED HAIL, 1913.

' Patented Mar. 24, 1914.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27, 1913.

Patented Mar. 24, 19M

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UNITED srArEs PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID S. KENNEDY, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR '10 MERGENTHALERLINOTYPE QGMPANY, A. CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 24=, 1914,,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID S. KE NEDY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Typographical Machines,of which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to typographical machines, such V as linotypemachines of. the

eneral organization represented in Letters atent of the United States,No. 436,532, to O. 'Mergenthaler, wherein circulating matrices arereleased from a magazine in the order in which their characters are toap pear in print and then assembled in line, the composed linetransferred to the face of a mold, the mold filled with molten metal-toform a slug or linotype against the matrices which produce the typecharacters thereon, and the matrices thereafter elevated and returnedthrough a distributing mechanism to the magazine from which theystarted. More particularly, it refers to machines of this type whenequipped with a plurality of magazines, anyone of which may be broughtinto action at will, and with a single distributing mechanism arrangedto deliver matrices into the selected magazine. In such machines, it isessential that all the matrices be returned to the magazine to whichthey belong before another is brought into action; and the object ofthis invention is to arrest the distributing mechanism as soon as theoperator starts to make the change. In this way, not only is thedistribution of matrices prevented while the change is being made, butalso, when the operator leaves his place at the keyboard to re-start thedistributing mechanism, he is necessarily forced to observe itscondition and note whether or not matrices are present therein, in whichevent he may remove them and thus obviate their delivery to an impropermagazine,

I have shown my invention in preferred formand by way of example, and asapplied to'a type of machine wherein two magazines are movablerelatively to the distributing mechanism, as presented for instance inmy application for Letters Patent, Serial No. 745,609, filed February 1,1913. However, as will readily appear, it is equally applicable to.other styles of machines wherein a larger number of magazines or even asingle magazine is employed, or also in connection with machines whereinthe magazines are statlonary and the other operative parts are movablerelatively thereto. Further, it may be applied to other kinds oftypographical machines, such as those which handle type or dies insteadof matrices. These and many other variations in the application of myimprovements, as well as in their particular embodiment, may be made andwill still be comprised within the spirit of my invention. Generallyspreaking, I desire it to be understood that I do not limit myself toany specific form .or embodi-- parts in difi'erent position; Fig. 3 is asectional detail, taken substantially on the line 3-3 in Fig. 2; Fig.- 4is a detached perspective view, illustrating the action of the stopdevices; and Fig. 5 1s a perspective view of a modification.

The matrices X are, as usual, conveyed along the distributer rail A bythe rotating screws A and pass therefrom through the magazine entrance Binto the magazine C. In the present instance, I have shown two suchmagazines, either one of which may be brought into action, substantiallyin the manner set forth in my previously mentionecl application. Theentrance B is pivotally connected to the frameat B and is held againstthe force of gravity and in op erative relation to the other parts bythe spring 13.

The parts so far described, and their mode of operation, constitute inthemselves no part of my present invention and are or may besubstantially similar to those well known in the art, I v

For the reasons previously indicated, it is desirable and necessary toarrest the distributing mechanismwhen the magazines are shifted, andthis end I attain specifically through the magazine entrance and a.furthcr modification whereby the entrance is moved from its normalposition when the shifting action begins. To that end, the bar G whichis connected to and moves with the magazines, is provided with a plate Dformed with recesses or notches D corresponding in-number and locationto the several magazines; and attached to the pivotally mounted throat Bis a projecting member E designed to engage with one or another of thesaid notches D according to the particular magazine in action, all asillustrated in Fig. 1. When the magazines are shifted, the plate D ismoved therewith and relatively to the throat B, thereby disengaging theprojecting member E from the notch D and swinging the entrance B aboutits pivot B and against the force of the spring B as indicated in Fig,2. It is this pivotal movement of the entrance that I avail myself of toarrest the distributing mechanism, and in a manner substantially similarto that disclosed in Letters Patent of the United States to John R.Rogers, No. 798,298.

-Connected to the entrance B is the bar F, which normally engages withthe piece G and holds it inwardly against the force of the spring H.When the spring is permitted to act, it elevates the arm J and moves thestop pin K into the path of the rotating side cam L, thereby arrestingthe distributing mechanism, all in the manner set forth in the saidRogers patent. When the throat B is swung outwardly by the shifting ofthe magazines, in the manner previously described, the bar F releasesthe piece G, the distributing mechanism comes to rest, and in this waythe further delivery of undistributed matrices is prevented. Before theoperator re-starts the distributing mechanism, he removes such matricestherefrom and thereby avoids their delivery into an improper magazine.

In Fig. 5, I have illustrated a modification wherein the spring B whichholds the throat B in position, is connected, to the pivoted arm M,which at one end is engaged by the spring-pressed trigger N, the saidtrigger being so located as to be acted upon. and held by one or anotherof the pins 0 carried'by the magazine base frames (3 according to the maazine in operative position. When'the shi ting action begins, thepin Ois moved out of engagement with the. trigger N which thereupon releasesthe arm M and thus relieves the tension of the spring B whereupon thethroat B moves by gravity about its pivotal point B and efiects thestoppage of the distributer, in the manner reviously described. The armM is provi'ed with a setting handle M whereby the throat B may berestored to operative position and the arm M be again brought intoengaged relation to the trigger Iii, when another magazine comes intoactron.

As previously stated, I have shown my cally arrests the'operation of thedistributing mechanism and thus prevents the distribution of matrices toan improper magaz1ne.

2. In a typographical machine, the combination of a lurality ofmagazines capable of independent use, distributing mechanism to delivertype or matrices to the magazine in use, and means whereby themechanical selection of a difierent magazine automatically arrests theoperation of the distributing mechanism and thus prevents thedistribution 'of matrices to an improper magazine.

3. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality ofmagazines movable as a whole to bring one or another into operatix eposition, distributing mechanism to deliver type or matrices to theselected magazine, and means whereby the movementof the magazinesautomatically arrests the operation of the distributing mechanism andthus prevents the distribution of matrices to an improper magazine.

4. In a typographical machine, the com bination of a movable magazine,and distributer stop mechanism operated automatically by the movement ofthe magazine; whereby the distribution of matrices to an impropermagazine will be prevented.

5. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality ofmagazines movable as a whole to bring one or another into operativeposition, distributing mechanism to deliver type or matrices to theselected magazine, and means whereby the movement of the magazinesautomatically prevents the delivery of any undistributed type ormatrices'to another magazine when it is brought into operative position.

6. In a typographical machine, the com.- bination of a mov'able magazinefor the type or matrices, an entrance therefor, distributing mechanismto deliver the ty e or matrices to said entrance, and means w mmby themovement of the magazine automatically prevents such delivery of thetype or matrices and their consequent distribution to an impropermagazine.

7. In a typographical machine, the combination of a movable magazine forthe type or matrices, an entrance therefor adapted to be movedautomatically from its nor mal position by the movement of the magezinc,and distributer stop mechanism adapted to be operated b entrance;whereby t e distribution of matrices to an improper magazine will beprevented.

Disclaimer inrLetters Patent No.- 1,091,347,

- In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

the movement of the. DAVID KENNEDY Witnesses:

' HAROLD A, BURT,

MARY BRANDT.

- 1,091, 347.David S. K'enmdy, Brooklyn, Y. TYPOGRAPHICAL MAoHmE. Patent4 dated March 24, 1914. Disclaimer-filed June 28 19.15, by the assignee,Mergantkaler Linotype 00mpany. t

I Enters this disclaimerv v .To that part of the claim in saidspecification which is in' the following words, tofwita i 2; In "a' tpographical machine, the cpmbination of a. plurality of magazinescapable of in ependent use, distributing mechanism to deliver ty themagazine in use, and means whereb the mechanical selection 0 adilferentmag- Y azineflautomaticall arrests the operation of thedistributing mechanism and thus prevents the distri ution of matrices toan improper magazine.

[Ojficial Gazette, Juby 6, 1.915.]

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